In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing matter, methane fuels sea spiders’ diet, and more.

Scientists have recovered genetic material from a skull found in northeastern China, which they say reveals the most complete ...

About 400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger than their modern-day cousins. Their evolution has long been a mystery ...

Dragon Man skull from China confirmed as Denisovan, offering groundbreaking insights into early human evolution and migration.

Fragments of a human skull may reveal the secrets of an ancient land, ruled by venomous Komodo dragons. The 140-000-year-old bone fragments were discovered buried in a now-submerged land in Indonesia.

The mystery of a 146,000-year-old skull has been solved — using plaque extracted from a tooth. The skull, nicknamed “Dragon ...

A heap of skulls found in the center of a prehistoric village has revealed evidence of an unusual ritual tradition associated with the dead that appears to have been practiced for centuries, a ...

First Near-Complete Denisovan Skull Reveals What This Ancient Human Cousin Looked Like ... “people can extract human mitochondrial DNA from those samples” to learn more about prehistoric human ...

The human-made marks on Magdalenian bones suggest that these people scalped and defleshed heads, leaving cut marks, and fractured skulls to access the nutrient-rich brain, leaving fractures.